South Carolina Hall Of Fame recognizes contemporary and past citizens of South Carolina who made outstanding contributions to the state's heritage and progress. The Hall of Fame is physically located in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.
The Hall of Fame was originally dedicated in 1973 by Governor John C. West, and was signed into law as the official hall of fame by Governor Jim Hodges in 2001.The South Carolina State Library houses DVDs produced by South Carolina ETV that highlight the inductees.
In order to be eligible, nominees can include those originally from South Carolina who obtained recognition, or non-residents who made an impact in the state. At least one living and one deceased citizen is inducted each year.
Inductees
South Carolina Hall NameImageBirth–DeathYearCategoryOccupationReferenceBernard M. Baruch(1870–1965)1990White MenStatesmanRobert D. Bass(1904–1983)1980White MenAuthor/HistorianJoseph Bernadin(1928–1996)1988White MenArchbishop of ChicagoMary McLeod Bethune(1875–1955)1983African AmericansEducatorMaj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr(1946–)1999African AmericansAstronautJames F. Byrnes(1879–1972)1982White MenGovernorMaude E. Callen(1898–1990)1990African AmericansNurse/MidwifeMary Boykin Chesnut(1823–1886)1999WomenDiaristSeptima Poinsette Clark(1898–1987)2014African AmericansEducator and civil rights activistElizabeth Boatwright Coker(1909–1993)1992WomenAuthorMaj. James Lide Coker(1837–1918)2002White MenAgriculturist/ManufacturerPat Conroy(1945–2016)2009White MenAcclaimed AuthorAnn Pamela Cunningham(1816–1875)1985WomenPreservationistWilliam Jennings Bryan Dorn(1916–2005)1995White MenU.S. RepresentativeDavid Drake(1801–1870s)2016African AmericansPotter, American ArtisanCol. Charles M. Duke Jr.(1935–)1973White MenAstronautMarian Wright Edelman(1939–)2014African AmericansAdvocate for children & ActivistFrances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds(1916–2010)1998WomenPreservationistJames B. Edwards, D.M.D.(1927–2014)1997White MenGovernorWilliam G. Farrow(1918–1942)2013White MenWorld War II PilotErnest A. Finney Jr.(1931–2017)2012African AmericansAttorney/Legislator/JuristSusan Pringle Frost(1873–1960)2015WomenPreservationist, SuffragistJohn Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie(1917–1993)1985African AmericansMusician Lucile Godbold(1900–1981)2005WomenAthlete/EducatorWil Lou Gray(1883–1984)1974WomenEducatorWilliam S. Hall, M.D.(1915–1995)1975White MenMental HealthJohn R. Heller, M.D.(1905–1999)1979White MenScientistFritz Hollings(1922–2019)2006White MenGovernor/U.S. SenatorPeter Horry(1743/44–1815)2007White MenSoldierMaj. Thomas Dry Howie(1908–1944)2003White MenSoldierAnna Hyatt Huntington(1876–1973)1986WomenSculptorJasper Johns(1930–)1989White MenArtistDavid Bancroft Johnson(1856–1928)2017White MenEducator, University PresidentFrancis Marion(1732–1795)1975White MenSoldierRobert Marvin(1920–2001)2001White MenLandscape ArtistBenjamin Mays(1894–1984)1984African AmericansEducatorHugh L. McColl Jr.(1935–)2000White MenBankerJohn McKissick(1926–2019)2005White MenCoach/Athletic DirectorGov. Robert McNair(1923–2007)2004White MenAttorney/GovernorRonald Erwin McNair, Ph.D.(1950–1986)1997African AmericansScientist/AstronautRoger Milliken(1915–2010)1993White MenIndustrialistDarla Moore(1954–)2015WomenFinancier, PhilanthropistMary C. Simms Oliphant(1891–1988)1983WomenAuthorMatthew J. Perry(1921–2011)2007African AmericansCivil Rights Activist/JudgeJulie Mood Peterkin(1880–1961)1994WomenNovelistEliza Lucas Pinckney(1722–1793)2008WomenAgriculturistAnne Worsham Richardson(1922–2012)1991WomenArtistBobby Richardson(1935–)1996White MenBaseball HeroJoseph P. Riley Jr.(1943–)2016White MenMayor/Attorney/EducatorDarius Rucker(1966–)2020African AmericansMusician, PhilanthropistDonald Stuart Russell(1906–1998)1987White MenSenator/JudgeArchibald Rutledge(1883–1973)1984White MenPoet LaureatePhilip Simmons(1912–2009)1994African AmericansBlacksmithRobert Smalls(1839–1916)2010African AmericansState Representative, Senator, U.S. CongressmanGen. Jacob Edward Smart(1909–2006)2003White MenMilitary LeaderElliott White Springs(1896–1959)1985White MenIndustrialistJ. Strom Thurmond(1902–2003)1982White MenSenatorCharles H. Townes(1915–2015)1978White MenScientistLeo Twiggs(1934–)2020African AmericansArtist, Educator, Museum DirectorElizabeth O'Neill Verner(1883–1979)1998WomenArtist, EducatorJohn C. West(1922–2004)2002White MenGovernor/AmbassadorGen. William C. Westmoreland(1914–2005)1986White MenMilitary LeaderElizabeth Evelyn Wright(1872–1906)2020African AmericansEducatorWalker Gill Wylie, M.D.(1848–1923)1996White MenPhysicianCale Yarborough(1939–2023)2013White MenNASCAR LegendDr. Anne Austin Young(1892–1989)1981WomenPhysicianKing Hagler(–1763)2009Native AmericansCatawba Indian Chief
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